title: Lengthening in the congenital short femur.
abstract: The fundamental concepts underlying lengthening surgery for the congenital short femur were gained from experience in treating 35 cases by means of chondrodiatasis and callotasis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Orthopaedics, University of Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Renzi-Brivio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lavini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de Bastiani
mesh_terms: D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology